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When he saw Shang Wen standing on Yanzhou City with great ambition, looking west at the direction of the Yalu River, the sky was shining.

The sky over Hiroshima is already full of stars.

Early tomorrow morning, more than 17,000 people from the military headquarters of the Second Army and the First Division of the Oriental Army will set up camp and head to Upingang, and then land in three groups by boat at Fishundong on the south side of the Taedong River estuary in North Korea to officially participate in the war of conquest and clearance.

Therefore, tonight, Emperor Meiji specially hosted a banquet for all the generals of the Second Army to see them off.

Just now, Emperor Meiji Muhito gave the commander of the Second Army, Count Oyamaiwa, a famous sword, which immediately caused the generals of the entire Second Army to boil, and they were all fanatical.

Then Muren spoke a few words of encouragement impassionedly, and left the banquet with a smile, letting the warriors of the empire revel freely.

The simple palace is filled with colorful flowers, exquisite and rich sweets, plenty of sake, and beautiful waitresses in traditional kimonos, all with delicate smiles.

The grand banquet officially began.

staggered, laughing, frolicking; The rhetoric of stepping on Lushun, pointing at Jinmen Yanjing, and capturing Li Hongzhang's old witch and the little emperor alive rose one after another in the entire banquet.

Imperial Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito, Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu, War Minister Oyama Iwa, Navy Minister Saigo Nomichi, Army Deputy Chief of Staff Kawakami Suoroku, and Navy Command Department Director Shikinori Kayama.

These few people who actually overtook control of the Qing war this time were holding wine glasses, sitting in a small circle, talking and laughing.

"The first contribution to this war of conquest and clearing belongs to the Imperial Navy; It was the great victory in the Battle of Dadonggou that not only completely removed the potential threat to the imperial mainland, but also enabled the imperial army to freely and calmly choose any place to land and launch an attack on the Manchus. ”

Mutsu Otsu said to Saigo with a smile on his face: "Just like this time when the Second Army goes to the Datong River by boat, it doesn't even need the escort of a warship; This means that our Imperial Navy has dominated Asia, except for the small inland sea Bohai Bay, the entire western Pacific Ocean is the free pasture of our Imperial Navy. ”

Mutsu Soguang just said this sentence, and the battle spirit of Dashan Yan was blazing.

The dispute between land and sea in the East has been going on for a long time.

In particular, in the past 10 years, not only have the whole country been frugal in buying warships and shipyards for the navy and building large ironclad shipyards, but even the bullets used by the army in peacetime training and target shooting have been reduced again and again by the bastards of the Ministry of the Interior, and they have to save money to buy imported white coal for the navy.

"The Navy is fighting very well—"

The Minister of War, General Oyama Yan, first said this half sentence with great displeasure, and then looked at Saigo Congdao with a slightly provocative tone:

"However, the success or failure of this war of conquest was entirely in the hands of the Imperial Army; Without the attack of the Imperial Army, no matter how much the navy occupies the sea, it will have no meaning. ”

Saigo Congdao and Kayama Shikiki glanced at each other, and each could see the pleasure of the other's eyebrows.

So both of them smiled slightly, and did not accept Dashanyan's provocation.

For the winners, there is no need to speak.

Because the meritorious deeds and achievements are placed high there!

"The army and navy are the right-hand men of the empire, and both are indispensable; Without a great victory in the navy and the acquisition of sea supremacy, the empire could not launch an attack on the Qing mainland, and similarly, even with sea supremacy, the army would need to defeat the Qing army on the mainland. ”

Ito Hirofumi glanced at Oyama Iwa worriedly, and spoke in a tone of comfort.

Now North Korea's Yama Prefecture Youpeng, which is bent on hitting the Forbidden City of Yanjing, has already given Ito Hirobumi a headache, and if Mutsu provokes this guy from Dashan this time, it will be really troublesome.

Capable assistant?

Dashan Yan sneered in his heart and thought, the problem is that the left arm of the navy is restless and good as its left arm, but every day it tries to replace the army as its right arm, otherwise how can there be so many disputes?

"Take advantage of the situation to enter Manchuria directly, pass through Liaodong, go to Shanhaiguan, and pull Fengtian; China has a vast territory and a large population, and even if it conquers part of its territory, it will be difficult for its lord to surrender. An additional army must be sent to attack the capital of Beijing in order to force the other side to sign an alliance under the city. ”

Ito Hirofumi smiled, and recounted the strategy formulated by the base camp before the war to the generals again, raised his glass and said: "Dashan-kun, for this goal, there is only one purpose for your Second Army in Liaodong, that is, Lushun; I wish you a victorious start and lay the foundation for the immortal cause of the empire in one fell swoop! ”

"Drink it!"

As Ito Hirobumi was lifted high, everyone in the hall raised their glasses and roared.

In the early morning of October 15, more than 17,000 people from the headquarters of the Second Army and the First Division of the Japanese Army opened Yupin Port.

Immediately, the 1st Infantry Brigade boarded more than 30 troop carriers moored at the wharf and drove to the Datong River with a swagger without the escort of warships.

On the same day, more than 7,500 troops of the 12th Mixed Brigade of the Second Army left Incheon Port on a troop transport ship and headed for Yuyindong at the mouth of the Taedong River.

After the Beiyang Navy Division completely cowered in Port Arthur and did not dare to show its head slightly, the entire Yellow Sea became the backyard of the East.

Run at will!

On the morning of the same day, Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty finally made concessions to Song Qing and ordered the Heilongjiang general Yi Ketang A, the deputy capital of Shanhaiguan Wei Heng, to lead 7,500 training troops to go north along the river to Changdian and Puhe to establish a left flank defense line.

At noon, in Langtou Town, fifty miles downstream of Jiulian City, Yiketang'a, who was patrolling with Song Qing, changed his face when he received the edict sent by the fast horse.

However, the holy order was unbearable, and the angry Iktanga endured the unhappiness in his heart, and immediately stood by the Yalu River and Song Qing hurriedly divided their respective defense areas with Song Qing, and then got on his horse and left.

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, Iktanga and his horse team galloped into Jiulian City, and immediately gave the order to move the army.

Ordered the Jingbian Army, Jilin Train Army, and Qizi Training Army to withdraw from Jiulian City overnight.

He Changying, who got the news, stood on the bare beach of the Yalu River, watching the large number of Jingbian troops scolding and scolding out of Jiulian City, speechless and silent.

At the time of the national crisis, these imperial party and Beiyang ministers of the Qing Dynasty did not actively unite and work together to resist the enemy's aggression.

Instead, he just lowered his head and was busy fighting all day long, but he never wanted to look up.

The enemy's knife has been stabbed in front of him.

The views of the factions are so great!

On the way back to Jiulian City, Song Qing received the news that Yiketanga led his troops out of the city overnight, so he temporarily decided to camp in Toudaoqiao Town, twenty miles away from Jiuliancheng, in order to avoid Yiketanga.

Otherwise, it was indeed inappropriate for Song Qing, as the presidential leader of the Yalu River defense line, not to show up to see him off when the left wing army was pulling out the camp and rushing to the defense area.

Since the two hate each other, it is better not to see each other.

That night, the entire army of Jiulian City was so disturbed by the deliberate noise of the Jingbian Army, the Jilin Training Army, and the Qizi Training Army that they almost didn't close their eyes all night.

It was not until dawn that the 7,500 military horses on the left flank withdrew from Jiulian City with ammunition, food, and grass.

However, the armies inside and outside the city of Jiulian had just closed their eyes and slept for half an hour, when the loud military horns of the reinforcement army sounded.

Then the shouts, slogans, and songs of the training camp came and went, stirring up more than 20,000 Beiyang troops, all of whom were scolded.